Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-17

woman for smoking opium. do moi
remember the names OF the parties
The man used to sell musical instru'
ments.
Questionable you know the reputa.
ton of the Sentous Block?
Objected to as incompetent.
Mr.. Gage then offered to prove thai
the Sentous Block was a resort fol
thieves, opium fiends, burglars ane
women Of ill-fame.
u. Wiley Wells defed them te
do o except by opium tends, etc.
Hi Honor overruled the obi 5ctior
an allowed the examination 10 pro
coed.
II know Strawberry Connolly. FL.
had u 'harp name among the police
have seen Cpnolly standing near The
house left the police force about
two and half months ago"
Judge w. s. Fitzgerald testified:
resided in Arizona II short time age
and knew Mr.. Brady there. think
he was a constable there. His gen
eral reputation as an officer know
H4 had the reputation OF being an
efficient and coura Ieous officer. L
once met Brady in this city, and he
asked me to get him place on an
other force, and | recommended him
a. an efficient officer.
Gro Sex imiued: I never heard his
integrety or honesty discussed. | hay e
no personal knowledge Of an indic :
nent being file'i ayain-t Brady. There
was No conviction that | remember
under the sppken-of Indictment.
+. H. Lemon, recalled: made ar
rests in the Sentous Bio k; they we're
not arrested as thieves aud burglars.
[ arrested Il woman there and spoke to
Mrs. Hester about it. Mrs. Hester
told me that she had been trying to
get rid of the woman for some time,
az she did not like her associates
Mrs. Hester wa, the landlady OF the
house ut the time.
J. G. Goodman testified: | reside in
Los Angeles, and am jeweTler and
Matchmaker. resided previously in
Arizona. and knew Brady there. /
knew his reputation. 1t was good.
Cross-exatnined: left Arizona
about August tst. never heard any.
thing said against Brady, l have been
in Los Angeles about four months,
and when | saw tue paper with the
account of Brady's burglary / was
greatly surprised.
Ex-oFFICER S. E. MOORE
Testified: l know Mrs. Hester, and
tave known her for the last seven OF
eight months. Mrs. Hester knew
Brady prior to the 18th Of November
She once asked me who the man wa.
that went through the house With me.
told her it was detective Brady.
was several tunes through the house
with Brady looking for Grimm ,ls. |
was on the force then. l have visited
the house for the purpose Of arresting
burglars with Officer Methvin. | was
doing detective duty at the
time. 1 was there one day with
ex-Officer Afford when Mrs. Hester
stated that she expected q. Wiley
Wells there. Mrs. Hester invited me
to the kitchen. know Mrs. Acker-
man. Mr.. Gage here offered to prove
that MrI. Alderman introduced a man
as her husband by a different ma ne
than Ackerman, to this witness, and
has since gone under the name by
which she was introduced to him. His
Honor granted the request.
Mrs. Ackerman did not introduce a
man to me as her husband, about the
18th. Of November. was present
when Mrs. Hester introduced Mrs.
Alderman to Mr.. AL ord, under au-
other name; I never knew her as Mrs.
Ackerm m till | saw her name in the
paper a. such. have seen her in
room No. 2 in the Sen'ous Block. l
had con versation with Mrs. Hester
regarding Brady, she said something
about throwing hot water on Brady,
il lie kept on hanging round there.
knew a n IN there named Connolly |;
he has been convicte | /; he lived in
tho Sentous Block on Novem Der 18th,
in the home OF Mrs. Hester; do not
know S rawbsrry tonolly's re''uta-
ton; know him to be all . ssociate #
known thieves.
Cross--Xamined-I was an officer
about four weeks ago, and was dis
IulSb6o NY VIC L OliCO
Mrs. Alderman asked me who Brady
vas in tie latter part OF October or
the beginning uf November. 1t was
after dark. | 4 ct her in the hallway
of the Sentous Block. do not know
whether she saw him or not. Brady
was ahea Of me. Brady and had
been several times through the house
before. | have been in the house
with Officers Meth,in, ALI I'D and
Lemon. She was acquainted with
these three officers. Ii was after s
o'clock that evening, and 1 was on
saecial duty. The Chief or CAPTAIN
assigned me tospecial duty. G. Wiley
Wells was there November 18th. l
VAS there with MIR. Appel after the
burglary. I never made All arrest in
the house. When went with Appel
I saw" Straw berry" Colt lily there with
a lady.
Recess taken till 8 80 A. NJ. to-day.